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October 1 |
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Two people have been killed and at least 75 injured in rioting at the Mississippi State University campus. |
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September 30 |
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The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA. |
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September 29 |
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The United States has successfully launched its first manned space mission since the Challenger disaster two and a half years ago. |
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September 28 |
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There was no conspiracy surrounding the death of President Kennedy but there were serious failures by those responsible for his protection, according to a government report. |
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September 27 |
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Sprinter Ben Johnson has been sent home from the Seoul Olympic Games in disgrace. |
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September 26 |
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Britain and China have finalised an agreement which will end 50 years of UK rule in Hong Kong. |
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September 25 |
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Nine black children have finally been able to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
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September 21 |
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Bill Clinton's testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public. |
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September 20 |
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The Queen has launched the new Cunard cruise liner named after her, the Queen Elizabeth 2, at a ceremony on the Clydebank. |
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September 19 |
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The United States is to prevent the film legend, Charlie Chaplin, from returning to his Hollywood home until he has been investigated by the Immigration Services. |
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September 17 |
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New Yorkers have been returning to work six days after the terror attacks which devastated the heart of their city. |
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September 16 |
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At least 177 people have died during a lethal fire in a South African gold mine. |
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September 15 |
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The United Nations has landed up to 50,000 troops behind enemy lines at Inchon, on the west coast of Korea. |
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September 14 |
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Princess Grace of Monaco has died of the injuries she sustained in a car crash near Monte Carlo yesterday. |
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September 13 |
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The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and the PLO leader, Yasser Arafat, have shaken hands before cheering crowds on the White House lawn in Washington. |
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September 10 |
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September 10 is the Teachers' Day of People's Republic of China. In the year 1984, Wang Zishen, former president of Beijing Normal University, suggested to establish a festivial day for the Chinese teachers. |
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September 9 |
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Chairman Mao is the founder of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and one of the founders of the Chinese Communist party in 1921. |
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September 8 |
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Italy has signed an unconditional armistice with the Allies, General Dwight D Eisenhower has announced. |
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September 7 |
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The German air force has unleashed a wave of heavy bombing raids on London, killing hundreds of civilians and injuring many more. |
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September 6 |
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Britain and the world have said farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, at the end of an unprecedented week of mourning. |
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September 3 |
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Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland two days ago. |
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September 2 |
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Japanese officials have signed the act of unconditional surrender, finally bringing to an end six years of world war. |
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September 1 |
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German forces have invaded Poland and its planes have bombed Polish cities, including the capital, Warsaw. |
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September 30 |
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The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA. |
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September 24 |
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The Rhodesian Government has agreed to introduce black majority rule to the country within two years. |
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September 23 |
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Crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace for news of King George VI following an operation to remove part of his lung. |
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September 22 |
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Serbian forces have renewed their assault against rebel fighters in Kosovo. |
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September 18 |
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The body of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has been identified among the wreckage of a plane which crashed last night outside the Northern Rhodesian town of Ndola. |
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September 11 |
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The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which have left thousands dead and New York's World Trade Center destroyed. |
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September 4 |
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The first pictures of the wreck of the Titanic have been released 73 years after the liner sank with the loss of 1,500 lives. |
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